The Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Gordon, GA intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with Qiagen Inc., 27220 Turnberry LN Valencia, CA, 91355-1018. The requirement is for service and maintenance agreement for Qiagen EZ1 Advanced and Advanced XL Service Agreement which include one annual preventative maintenance service that covers all of the required maintenance outlined in the instrument handbook provided by the instrument manufacturer. Included are the costs for any parts which need to be replaced and the consumables needed to perform the maintenance. The service also covers any repairs that are needed on the instrument during the covered period. Repairs include the cost of the parts and labor associated with the repair. The technical support line is also available for use by the customer in troubleshooting possible instrumentation problems.

The NAICS code is 334516.

The instruments to be covered include the following:
0806A0171 EZ1 Advanced
0806A0169 EZ1 Advanced
0807A0201 EZ1 Advanced
0807A0196 EZ1 Advanced
0806A0177 EZ1 Advanced
0811A0271 EZ1 Advanced
0811A0279 EZ1 Advanced
0812A0322 EZ1 Advanced
7958 QIAgility HEPA / UV (incl.Laptop)
7888 QIAgility HEPA / UV (incl.Laptop)
7959 QIAgility HEPA / UV (incl.Laptop)
8043 QIAgility HEPA / UV (incl.Laptop)
8040 QIAgility HEPA / UV (incl.Laptop)
1009A0531 EZ1 Advanced
1009A0533 EZ1 Advanced
L123A0781 EZ1 Advanced XL
0905A0401 EZ1 Advanced
0910A0451 EZ1 Advanced
0905A0403 EZ1 Advanced
0910A0452 EZ1 Advanced
0906A0417 EZ1 Advanced
0910A0460 EZ1 Advanced
0910A0453 EZ1 Advanced
L108A0477 EZ1 Advanced XL

 
The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c) (1), only one responsible Source. The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR part 13 and Commercial procedures in FAR part 12. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS and a Solicitation will not be issued. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.

Responses are due no later than 10:00 am EST, Tuesday, 12 February 2019, and shall be electronically submitted to Patricia Early, [email protected]
If no affirmative written responses are received by 10:00 am on 12 February 2019, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government.

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